Example sentences of "[adv] the [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | all too often produce defensive or even hostile reactions : the more so because there is rarely the opportunity for teachers to discuss the points directly with the inspectors . |
| 2 | Presumably the case for streaming gets stronger as you go higher up in a school ? |
| 3 | Presumably the case for streaming gets stronger as you get higher up into a school ? |
| 4 | In order to compensate for this the Borough Council took on the responsibility for payment of the Parish Clerk 's salary and the maintenance of parish playing fields . |
| 5 | I took on the management for Scullion and it was not an enjoyable experience . |
| 6 | Palm have taken on the franchise for Dagger kayaks . |
| 7 | The ego can itself be an object for libidinal attachments , as it is in narcissism , a stage in the development , or rather the starting-point for development , of every person . |
| 8 | Well yes it 's it I du n no it 's you know I do n't know want to say You know basically the facilities for change are really in the hands of of the politicians are n't they you know ? |
| 9 | But also , and more importantly , the normal upward movement that was for long the solvent for discontent has been arrested . |
| 10 | And no doubt some ‘ inner cohesion ’ of the ‘ community of fate ’ was stimulated by the intensification of feelings of hatred towards the allied bombers and especially the thirsting for retaliation against Britain . |
| 11 | The piano and orchestra works , especially the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments receive outstanding performances from Béroff and the Orchestra de Paris under an alert Seiji Ozawa . |
| 12 | This apparently low level of active parental involvement has important implications for other aspects of current policy — especially the arrangements for schools to opt out of local authority control . |
| 13 | We have some concerns — especially the need for articulation between general SVQs and HNCs , HNDs , and occupational SVQs . |
| 14 | However , it is now widely ( and wisely ) accepted that screen-based communication is a weak platform for predominantly textual and numeric information and is more naturally the platform for sound and images . |
| 15 | It must have had the throat of a raven because it cuckooed its way up and down the valley for weeks on end . |
| 16 | I was asked … the other day whether the Bill would lay down the curricula for schools . |
| 17 | The articles of association of each company , or , in some cases the shareholders ' agreement , lay down the procedures for share valuation . |
| 18 | Bloomsbury House tried to dampen down the enthusiasm for Lyons — the uniforms were very expensive to provide — but many ended up working there . |
| 19 | IT was hardly a Sellars market as Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson scored brilliantly over Liverpool 's Kenny Dalglish to beat down the price for midfielder Scott Sellars |
| 20 | As the 747 coasted down the runway for take-off , a voice announced to passengers that , following the lead of some American airlines , passengers would be shown the view of take-off from the cockpit . |
| 21 | I believe that the hon. Gentleman and his friends have misused those reports in the past , but cutting down the scope for reports from the inspectorate has nothing to do with my proposals . |
| 22 | The Review recommended that there be a fixed period within which the parties would be required to set down the case for trial or to report to the court . |
| 23 | This type of shift was slit down the back for ease of application and secured with back-tie draw-strings at the neck and waist ; such items were , it is assumed , readily available from the undertaker . |
| 24 | Now it is open and defenceless against the machetes which slash down the undergrowth for tinder. — when the tinder is dry the fires can be lit to burn off the remaining forest to make way for agriculture or ranching ( in many areas this ‘ slash and burn ’ forest clearance happens without first even removing the usable hardwood ) . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , the World Wide Fund for Nature is urgently appealing for funds to stage a campaign in the Far East aimed at closing down the markets for rhino horn . |
| 26 | The answer lay not in trying to play down the search for glory in war , but in channelling these energies towards the service of the king who represented the public good and honour of a nation or people . |
| 27 | Beau Brummel had laid down the requirements for men 's evening wear at Almack 's . |
| 28 | Marc Almond : angst in the sort of leather jacket your kid brother bought down the market for £39.99 , live at the Astoria with , apparently , three camera shots on offer . |
| 29 | ‘ The housing market has gone into depression and dragged down the market for consumer durables too but money could be earmarked by the Chancellor to improve existing housing stock , ’ he said . |
| 30 | But Charlton said : ‘ I ca n't consider watering down the team for Lithuania in anticipation of Spain . |